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Juv, skar, bekkedal
Map symbol for a juv: contour lines with a sharp 'frown' (shaped like the < sign) show a narrow valley with a stream or river at the bottom — often precipitously steep and impassable.
Contour lines with a sharp ‘frown’ (shaped like the < sign) show a narrow valley, or juv. The point faces uphill on the terrain — where the ridge is.
There is often a stream or river at the bottom, and it can be very steep and impassable. Classic features of a juv:
- River at the bottom
- Precipitously steep on both sides
- Plenty of loose stone at the bottom that the river has carried down
Classic juv. River at the bottom and precipitously steep on the sides. Map: screenshot from norgeskart.no.
The wording varies by region: juv, skar, bekkedal, gjel and lia are used for variants of the same basic landform.
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